BAGUIO CITY – City travelers from abroad must refrain from mingling with people upon arrival and instead observe home confinement for seven to ten days to observe for signs and symptoms of the dreaded New Human Influenza A (H1N1) virus.
City health officer Dr. Florence Reyes said this isolation method is the latest in the string of measures adopted by the city in its continuing effort to prevent the entry of the virus which has entered the country via a ten-year old girl who tested positive for the disease.
Reyes said the child came from a trip to Canada and the United States and her infection was confirmed last Thursday. The child was administered medications and is now in a stable condition.
Reyes, who was designated by Mayor Reinaldo Bautista Jr. as the sole focal point for advisories on the disease, said the self-isolation advise covers all persons with history of foreign travel -- whether residents, tourists or returning foreign students – with or without symptoms as they are all considered probable carriers of the disease.
Those who would experience while in isolation any symptom such as fever, chills and fatigue; muscle and joint pain; sore throat; headache and body pains; coughing and sneezing; nausea vomiting and diarrhea are advised to immediately seek medical attention while those who would not develop any symptom after the ten-day period will be considered out of danger.
Reyes said the city’s preparations against the disease had been without relent since the first case was reported in Mexico City last April 28.
The City Health Response Team composed of health workers and health institutions in the city was immediately reactivated and a general health advisory was issued.
At present, continuing information campaign is being conducted involving all sectors through orientations, press conferences and distribution of advisory leaflets.
The Baguio General Hospital has been designated as referral hospital for suspect cases for the city.
Reyes said have also mapped out a disease “response flow” covering admissions in health centers or through home visitations and admissions in hospitals.
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